Tropical Rice Pudding

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Ready for a tropical excursion? Perhaps not quite as delectable as a trip to the tropics but this tasty new twist on rice pudding is sure to delight.

Ingredients

1 cup long grain brown rice, uncooked

2 tablespoon coconut oil* (see Tips & Notes)

1/3 cup tapioca flour

2 cup Hazelnut milk (or other nut milk* see Tips & Notes)

1/4 cup sugar or honey

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon grated lemon or lime zest

2 tablespoon lemon or lime juice

1 cup coarsely chopped dried fruit—pineapple, papaya and/or mango

Preparation

Soak rice overnight, rinse well and cook in 2 1/4 cups water. Set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 325º

Melt coconut oil over very low heat and whisk in tapioca flour until it is a smooth paste.

Add 1/4 cup hazelnut milk and whisk until the oil and flour are evenly blended and dissolved in the milk. Whisk in the remaining milk, and then add sugar. Turn up heat to medium low and continue to whisk until the mixture thickens. (It will just be starting to boil around the edges). Remove from heat and stir in salt, vanilla, lemon or lime zest and juice.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together cooked rice and dried fruit until fruit is evenly distributed through rice and rice kernels are not in clumps. Add seasoned milk mixture to rice and dried fruit and stir until all ingredients are evenly distributed. Spread mixture in a lightly oiled 2 quart glass baking dish and bake for 40 minutes.